# NTSB MIA80DLA07: Aeronca 7BCM, N75369, Tallahassee, FL, November 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1979
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3778  79/11/24 NR.TALLAHASSEE,FL     AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1730                    N75369              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TALLAHASSEE,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINES DRG LOW PASS OVR CAMP SITE.EXPIRED STUDENT CERTIFICATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75369](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75369), registered now, S/N 47-965, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791124034269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124034269A), Nov 24, 1979: Blanca 7BCM, Tallahassee, FL, Destroyed. Unlicensed student pilot flew low over trailer park. Aircraft struck powerline.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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